OA Online Death Notices. September 09, 2000 Charles Garza ODESSA Charles L. "Chuck" Garza, 65, of Odessa, a retired truck driver, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born in Bandera and had been a resident of Odessa for 45 years. SURVIVORS: Daughters, Debbie Proctor of Odessa and Betty Thomas of Brighton, Colo.; sons, Charlie Garza Jr. of Midland and Danny Garza of Abilene; and eight grandchildren. Federico Ochoa ODESSA Federico Ochoa, 59, of Odessa, a self-employed photographer, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odessa Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joel Amaro officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. He was born in Mexico. SURVIVORS: Wife, Maria Ochoa of Odessa; daughter, Luz Maria Valencia of Odessa; brothers, Jorge A. Ochoa and Arturo Ochoa, both of Mexico, Elias S. Hernandez of Oklahoma; Juan Hernandez of Houston and Enrique Ochoa of Odessa; sisters, Alicia Weissel of Oklahoma, Arcelia Tullo of Tyler, Guadalupe Ortiz of Odessa and Mariana Carrasco of Freeport; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. James Rush ODESSA James B. Rush, 74, of Odessa, retired employee of Phillips Petroleum Company, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Medical Center Hospital. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church with the Rev. Frances Frey officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born in Clarksburg, W.Va. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Wife, Frankie Lou Gray Rush of Odessa; daughters, Kathy Lane, Debby Litz and Patty White, all of Odessa; sisters, Eleanor Lovelace and Cathy Giddens, both of Marble Falls; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Laura Tickner WILSON, Kans. Laura Maxine Tickner, 79, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at Seabury Nursing Center. Services will be at 9 a.m. today at Foster Mortuary. Burial will be at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Wichita, Kan. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Nephews, Richard Reeves of Sylvan Grove, Kan., Louis Reeves of Garden Grove, Calif., and Robbin Reeves of Wichita, Kan. John Thomas ODESSA John D. Thomas, 62, of Odessa died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, in Odessa. Arrangements are pending with Martinez Funeral Home. Obituaries Index Home News Editorials Sports Oil & Gas Classifieds Columnists Lifestyles User Survey Advertising Reader Services _________________________________________________________________ | Obituaries Index | Home | News | Sports | Oil & Gas | Classifieds | | Columnists | Lifestyles | User Survey | Advertising | Reader Services | Copyright © 2000 Odessa American. All rights reserved. Refer comments to Webmaster.